A leftist activist group is calling on Democrats to obstruct President Donald Trump and Republicans' efforts to keep the government open.
"Federal government funding runs out on September 30 — and Republicans need Democratic votes to clear the filibuster and avoid a government shutdown," the Indivisible Project wrote on its website. "Democrats have a strong hand to play.
"They must use it to deny Donald Trump the blank check Republicans want to hand him!"
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has shown little interest in telling his Democrats and independents who caucus with them to do anything but obstruct Trump's agenda, with the GOP holding a 53-47 majority. Most standard legislation requires 60 votes to pass the Senate under regular order.
The online form gives activists a form to send their senators under the banner "Tell Your Democratic Senator(s) to Make Sure Schumer Doesn't Hand Trump a Blank Check."
In the past George Soros' Open Society Foundations has funded the Indivisible Project with its last grant for $3 million in 2023. Notably, Soros' OSF has handed the Indivisible Project $7.6 million in grants over the past eight years, according to its website.
The government deadline to be funded through a continuing resolution (CR) is midnight Tuesday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., noted on Sunday's "Meet the Press" on NBC that the GOP voted with Democrats 13 times during former President Joe Biden's administration to pass a CR.
Thune said Democrats are "hijacking" the budget process, "taking the government and the American people hostage" to try to force their high-spending agenda.
"They're trying to load up all this liberal, special interest stuff," Thune added.
"Compromise on what? This is a simple seven-week funding resolution to allow us to do a normal appropriations process."
In order to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass the House's CR, Republicans need Democrats to join the majority or face a government shutdown, which would lead to potential government cuts.
"Totally up to the Democrats," Thune told host Kristen Welker.
"Chuck Schumer and a handful of other Dems surrendered — rolling over and letting Trump weaponize federal funds to rob our services, militarize our cities, and terrorize our communities," the project's website concluded. "That cannot happen again."
Eric Mack ✉
Eric Mack has been a writer and editor at Newsmax since 2016. He is a 1998 Syracuse University journalism graduate and a New York Press Association award-winning writer.